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Ballarat House
Burnt Mound (Prehistoric)
Site Name Ballarat House
Classification Burnt Mound (Prehistoric)
Canmore ID 2013
Site Number HY31NW 22
NGR HY 3011 1634
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/2013
- Council Orkney Islands
- Parish Birsay And Harray
- Former Region Orkney Islands Area
- Former District Orkney
- Former County Orkney
HY31NW 22 3011 1634.
There is a mound of burnt stones about 300 yds west of Ballarat House. (Area: HY 301 163)
RCAHMS 1946.
There is no trace of a burnt mound in the area indicated by the Commission. The only mound to be seen is at HY 3011 1634, close by a bend in the stream, but it contains no burnt material. It is 1.0m. high, amorphous, and has a modern fence running across its top.
Visited by OS (RB) 1 June 1966.
Field Visit (1 June 1966)
There is no trace of a burnt mound in the area indicated by the Commission. The only mound to be seen is at HY 3011 1634, close by a bend in the stream, but it contains no burnt material. It is 1.0m. high, amorphous, and has a modern fence running across its top.
Visited by OS (RB) 1 June 1966.
Orkney Smr Note
Burnt Mound, Ballarat House - About 300 yards W of the
house. [R1]
On the left bank of a small burn lies a horseshoe shaped
mound covering an area of approximately 25 x 20 paces. [R2]
There is no trace of the burnt mound in the area stated by RC
(OR 1622). OS visit June 1966.
Information from Orkney SMR
